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^Festive cornerstone ceremony for new itelligence AG office structure

SAP full service provider faces future with optimism

Bielefeld, May 14, 2009 – Today, itelligence AG is officially laying the cornerstone of an expansion to its premises at Königsbreede 1 in Bielefeld. As of 2010, the new three-story building will offer roughly 5,100 m² of total net floor space. Of that space, 3,000 m² will be available as office space for 210 planned work places. In addition, a new integrated conference center for up to 350 visitors is being built at the Königsbreede location.

The new structure at the Königsbreede site is an expansion of the Bielefeld-based SAP service provider’s company headquarters which were just opened in 2001 and already have become too cramped. The new building’s special feature is that its conference center is also available for hosting external functions, and its facilities can be rented for events. Correspondingly, the new facilities will provide roughly 100 supplementary parking spaces and a 45-vehicle underground-garage addition as well.

The conference center features versatile partitioning options by means of movable wall panels for a variety of space modifications suitable for small-scale meetings as well as large-crowd and more intimate gatherings. The foyer complements these facilities with roughly 400 m² of additional space. Furthermore, the center will offer its own catering area, and the SAP consulting company’s staff dining facility will be expanded.

Bielefeld Mayor Eberhard David commented on the cornerstone ceremony at itelligence: “Prominent companies are fondly associated with the place from which they come. That is favorable and gratifying for the image of a city.”

Herbert Vogel, CEO of itelligence AG, said: “With this new structure, we are planning for the future and expect further growth at itelligence. Along with the integrated conference center, we also are creating an outstanding platform in order to present ourselves to our customers as a powerful and future-oriented partner.”

Flexibility as well as sound, well-thought-out and distinct design are indicative of the structural concept drafted by Bielefeld architect Alexander Ahlert. The building’s creative feature is its conference structure, a “levitating” cube with a seamless anthracite-colored glass curtain wall façade which leads into the foyer and thus blends the design’s interior with its exterior. The red letters “i” and “t” are prominently integrated into the glass façade as a highly visible attribute of the initial characters in “itelligence.”

The building will be equipped with an innovative and environmentally compatible heating system employing renewable energy sources such as a geothermal facility. Furthermore, a partial landscaping of the roof is also planned.